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Problem Note 57475: Call to FCMP function fails with "Segmentation Violation"

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A call to a function that is defined in the FCMP procedure might fail with a message like the following in the SAS log:

ERROR:  An exception has been encountered.

Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:

The SAS task name is [DATASTEP]
Exception occurred at (0B5718B4)
Task Traceback
Address   Frame     (DBGHELP API Version 4.0 rev 5)
0B5718B4  0B63F5F0  sascmpa:\skz.c\skMemSet 184 +(0x6)
0B51F13B  0B63F628  sascmpa:\cmppdva.c\cmppdv_xstrcpy 1297 +(0x20)
0B532F6C  0B63FA50  sascmpa:\cmpfnc.c\cmpfncn 252 +(0x1D)
0B7706E1  0B63FA98  sasdsx:\dsxbif.c\dsxfncn 768 +(0x17)

NOTE: The DATA step has been abnormally terminated.
NOTE: The data set WORK.RECURSIVE_DIR_LIST has 0 observations and 5 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           1.92 seconds
      cpu time            0.31 seconds
This problem occurs when you pass a character array as an argument to an FCMP function. The problem is a due to a regression that was introduced by a performance enhancement.

There are no workarounds available.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASSolaris for x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Linux for x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
z/OS 64-bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
HP-UX IPF9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
64-bit Enabled AIX9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Professional x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R29.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 109.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x649.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
z/OS9.4_M39.4_M49.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.